
Not every season looks like spring. The calendar might say "May," and the flowers might be blooming, but you may feel like you're still buried in winter. You may be watching the world blossom around you while your own life feels hidden, unseen, or delayed. But here is a prophetic truth: God often hides what He values most.
If you feel hidden in this season, you're not lost; you're being planted.
Planted, Not Buried
There's a holy distinction between being buried and being planted. Burial signifies the end of a thing. But planting? That means something is just beginning.
Jesus said in John 12:24 (TPT), "Let me make this clear: A single grain of wheat will never be more than a single grain of wheat unless it drops into the ground and dies... (more)
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Bethany Hicks, Round Rock, TX

Called to Be Life-Givers
Within the first few chapters of Genesis, we discover one of the most important assignments given to the first woman and mother ever created by God, thus setting in motion a spiritual principle that I believe applies to all women: Kingdom mothers are called to be life-givers.
Let's look at Genesis to explore this idea further: "Adam named his wife Eve, because she would become the mother of all the living" (Genesis 3:20 NIV).
The name given to Eve was intentional and spiritual. In Hebrew, the name Eve means "life" or "living." When Adam named his wife Eve, he chose a name that not only declared her identity as the mother of all living but also identified one of the primary distinctions and abilities of all women: to bring forth life... (more)
- Crystal G.H. Lowery: Bloom Anyway: Prophetic Lessons from a Hidden Season
Crystal G.H. Lowery, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (May 12, 2025) - Bethany Hicks: A Prophetic Call for Kingdom Mothers
Bethany Hicks, Round Rock, TX (May 11, 2025) - Roma Waterman: Sitting Quietly in My Mom's Room...
Roma Waterman, Melbourne, VIC, Australia (May 11, 2025)
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Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) told Fox News that China is "under incredible pressure and that's why you see them coming to the table the way they are coming now. But remember, they've been the worst trade abuser of all. It's not just tariffs, it's non-tariff trade barriers, it's stealing our intellectual property, violating patents and copyrights, all these things."
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